A government document obtained confirms that the EPA's March 27 suspension of IBM from government work stops agencies' actions to purchase from the company.
Federal agency recordkeeping on contracting for advisory and assistance services is such a mess that the records are practically worthless, concludes a new report.
The move comes in the wake of a GAO report that was critical of how many contract employees are working for the Army's Contracting Center of Excellence.
GSA is expected to announce today that it will re-evaluate all 62 of the bid proposals for its Alliant contract after a decision from the Court of Federal Claims.
Defense Department officials must determine if they have been using time-and-materials contracts and task orders when other types of contracts might have worked just as well.
The Illinois Department of Human Services might want a contractor to provide an electronic case management system for its Bureau of Child Care and Development. A request for proposals is expected in late 2008.
The Illinois Department of Human Services might want a contractor to provide an electronic case management system for its Bureau of Child Care and Development. A request for proposals is expected in late 2008.
Most prospective buyers in the government services markets are seeking pure-play, federal-oriented targets. These acquirers are either already focused on thefederal segment and want to expand there or they are seeking to enter the federal arena. This approach essentially involves sticking to the market you know.
A recent Input Inc. report shows that state and local purchases under GSA's IT schedules grew to $361.2 million in 2007, a marked increase compared to 2006. Inputprojects sales under cooperative purchasing to continue to grow at a compound annual rate of 24.6 percent, surpassing $1 billion by 2012.
During the last week of February, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ordered the Defense Department not to exercise any future options that extend a support services contractwith Lockheed Martin Corp. for DOD's Tricare medical services program. The order follows a decision last year that the contract award violated organizational conflict of interest rules.
Nortel Government Solutions has prevailed in a protest of its $300 million contract to build a voice-over-IP network for the Social Security Administration.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has passed a measure that Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) is warning could result in the removal of prominent government contractors.
